side-post
A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.
Noun
- A message sent privately to a single member of a listserv.
- Enough ecchiness from you. It's a cute shoujo story, which I explain in more detail in a side post. - 2001 July 9, L. Gerholz, “[FANFIC]Father's Day at Ohtori”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet):
- As I noted in a side post, teranews doesn't seem to like crossposting. - 2007 September 14, Rumpelstiltskin, “Re: Swear him in !”, in soc.senior.issues (Usenet):
- In addition, it is in most cases not possible to confirm if members are sending side-posts i.e. messages directly send^([sic]) to other listmembers. The phenomenon of lurkers sending side-posts is described by Katz, who...
Origin
Probably analogous to top-post and bottom-post.
Forms
Verb
- To send a side-post.
- You even are so far consumed with your self-importance and propensity to bend others to the way you want them to post by telling me that I am now doing the heinous 'top-posting'. If I could figure a way to side post,...
- Some lurkers side-post: Several participants said they made connections to individuals outside the online groups. These connections are a valid form of communication and have value for the individuals and thus the group...
- Lurkers avoid contributing to the chaos and information overload often found in communities, and, by side-posting or contacting individuals directly instead, they are engaging in pro-social and thoughtful altruistic...